2023 ABSA Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | Zambia |
Dates | 11 March – 25 April |
Teams | 8 |
Defending champions | NAPSA Stars |
Final positions | |
Champions | Forest Rangers (1st title) |
Runner-up | Maestro United Zambia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 9 (1.5 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Cephas Mulombwa (3 goals) (Forest Rangers) |
The 2023
NAPSA Stars were defending champions after defeating Red Arrows 1–0 to win the previous edition's title.[4][5][6] but failed to qualify for this edition after finding themselves in 11th place in the standings mid-season.
The
Draw
At the conclusion of match day 17 of the 2022–23 Zambian football season, the Super League table's top 6 positions consisted of Forest Rangers, Red Arrows, Power Dynamos, Green Buffaloes, Green Eagles and Maestro United and the National Division One table's top 2 positions consisted of Mufulira Wanderers and Trident FC.[10]
The draw was held at a relocated headquarters of Absa Bank Zambia in Lusaka[11] on 1 March 2023.[1][12][13][14][15] Green Buffaloes, Green Eagles, Red Arrows and Power Dynamos were seeded by virtue of their performances in the previous editions of the Absa Cup with Mufulira Wanderers, Trident FC, Maestro United and Forest Rangers being unseeded.[1][13][14][15]
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
11 March 13:00 Woodlands Stadium | ||||||||||
Green Buffaloes | 0 | |||||||||
8 April Arthur Davies Stadium | ||||||||||
Forest Rangers | 1 | |||||||||
Forest Rangers | 2 | |||||||||
11 March 11:00 Woodlands Stadium | ||||||||||
Power Dynamos | 1 | |||||||||
Power Dynamos | 1 | |||||||||
20 May Woodlands Stadium | ||||||||||
Mufulira Wanderers | 0 | |||||||||
Forest Rangers | 2 | |||||||||
12 March 13:00 Woodlands Stadium | ||||||||||
Maestro United Zambia | 0 | |||||||||
Green Eagles | 0 | |||||||||
9 April Arthur Davies Stadium | ||||||||||
Trident FC | 1 | |||||||||
Trident FC | 0 | |||||||||
12 March 15:00 Woodlands Stadium | ||||||||||
Maestro United Zambia | 1 | |||||||||
Red Arrows | 0 | |||||||||
Maestro United Zambia | 2 | |||||||||
Matches
Kick-off times listed are in CAT (UTC+02:00).
Quarter-finals
Green Buffaloes | 0–1 | Forest Rangers |
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Report | 64' Cephas Mulombwa |
Power Dynamos | 1–0 | Mufulira Wanderers |
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39' Jacob Kaunda | Report |
Green Eagles | 0–1 | Trident FC |
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Report | 84' Peter Musukuma |
Red Arrows | 0–2 | Maestro United Zambia |
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Report |
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Semi-finals
Power Dynamos | 1–2 | Forest Rangers |
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6' Fredrick Mulambia | Report |
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Final
Forest Rangers | 2–0 | Maestro United Zambia |
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Report |
Prize allocation and logistics
Absa Bank Zambia announced a tournament prize and logistical monetary increment a day before the draw ceremony, i.e. on 28 February 2023 which are as follows:[1][16][11]
Reason | Amount |
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Qualified teams | K20,000 |
Travel grant |
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Champions | K700,000 |
Runners-up | K350,000 |
Top-scorer | K25,000 |
Golden Glove | |
Player of the Tournament | K25,000 |
Coach of the Tournament | K25,000 |
Man of the Match | K25,000 |
Source[1] |
References
- ^ a b c d e "2023 ABSA Cup draw set for Wednesday". ZamFoot. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
The eight teams involved in the 2023 Absa Cup comprise the top six clubs from MTN Super League and the top two FAZ National Division One clubs as of Week 17.
- Absa. 1 March 2018. Archived from the originalon 30 September 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Zambia : Barclays Bank Zambia PLC officially becomes Absa Bank Zambia PLC". Lusaka Times. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "NAPSA Stars stun Red Arrows to win the ABSA Cup". ZamFoot. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Napsa deny Arrows double to win ABSA Cup". African Football. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Napsa Stars Win 2022 ABSA Cup". Africa Press. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "VAR for the 2023 ABSA Cup final?". ZamFoot. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ZNBC. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Chikenge, Calvin Kaumba (27 May 2023). "FAZ explains why the ABSA Cup final was not officiated by Zambians with VAR in use". Bolanews. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "2023 Absa Cup Quarter Finalists revealed". ZamFoot. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Zambia : Absa Bank increases package for Absa Cup by K400,000". Lusaka Times. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
...during the unveiling of the 2023 edition at the new Absa headquarters near the Lusaka showgrounds.
- ^ "ABSA Cup: 2023 ABSA Cup launched… Sponsorship upped by 10 percent". ZamFoot. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Zambia : 2023 ABSA Cup Draws To Be Made On Wednesdsay". Lusaka Times. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ a b Dube, Godfrey (3 March 2023). "Mighty draws Power in ABSA Cup". Zambia News Diggers. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ a b "2023 ABSA Cup Draws To Be Made On". Frontlines Zambia. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ Dube, Godfrey (2 March 2023). "Absa Cup gets K4.4m". Zambia News Diggers!. Retrieved 8 March 2023.